<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Level-5	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
mobile	O
distribution	O
companies	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
Dominion	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
and	O
Wrath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Ni	O
no	O
Kuni	O
:	O
Cross	O
Worlds	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Netmarble	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
beta	O
tester	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
chapter	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Roid	O
service	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
Dominion	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
and	O
Wrath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
,	O
Hotroit	O
Stories	O
follows	O
Oliver	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Mark	O
,	O
who	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
car	O
by	O
finding	O
parts	O
around	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Hotroit	O
,	O
eventually	O
making	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
factory	O
in	O
their	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anne	O
Lee	O
of	O
Chic	O
Pixel	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
EarthBound	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
through	O
the	O
GREE	O
service	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
membership	O
with	O
the	O
GREE	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ni	O
no	O
Kuni	O
:	O
Cross	O
Worlds	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Netmarble	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Level-5	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
globally	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
follows	O
a	O
beta	O
tester	O
for	O
a	O
fictional	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
called	O
Soul	O
Diver	O
,	O
which	O
transports	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ni	O
no	O
Kuni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
one	O
from	O
Dominion	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
and	O
Wrath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level-5	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Akihiro	O
Hino	O
approached	O
Netmarble	O
in	O
early	O
2018	O
with	O
a	O
proposal	O
for	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Ni	O
no	O
Kuni	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
impressed	O
with	O
its	O
previous	O
game	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Revolution	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netmarble	O
general	O
producer	O
Bum-jin	O
Park	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
artistic	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
work	O
well	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
though	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
caused	O
some	O
trouble	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
preserve	O
its	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
three-year	O
development	O
involved	O
core	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
from	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Revolution	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross	O
Worlds	O
generated	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
game	O
globally	O
in	O
that	O
period	O
behind	O
Honor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
